Strategic Plan of the Codex Alimentarius Commission 2014-2019 1

Strategic Plan of the Codex Alimentariu Commiion 2014-2019 1 STRATEGIC PLAN OF THE CODEX ALIMENTARIUS COMMISSION 2014-2019 INTRODUCTION The Codex Alimentariu Commiion (CAC) wa etablihed by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nation (FAO) and the World Health Organization (WHO) in 1963. Today, it ha more than 180 Member, and more than 200 inter-governmental and international nongovernmental organization are accredited a oberver. The Commiion main work i the development of international food tandard 1, guideline, and code of practice to protect the health of conumer and enure fair practice in the food trade. The Commiion alo promote the coordination of all food tandard work undertaken by international governmental and nongovernmental organization. For food afety and nutrition matter, the Commiion, a a rik manager, etablihe it tandard uing the principle of rik analyi and bae it work on the cientific advice provided by the joint FAO/WHO expert bodie and conultation. Codex tandard alo addre iue related to food quality to enure fair practice in the food trade. With increaed globalization, the Commiion mut alo be capable of reponding in a timely manner to emerging food afety iue and other factor 2 that may impact on food afety and fair practice in the food trade uch a the effect of hifting population, climate change and relevant conumer concern. Food tandard, guideline and recommendation etablihed by the Commiion are recognized a reference point for food under the relevant WTO agreement. The purpoe of thi Strategic Plan i to advance the mandate of the Codex Alimentariu Commiion during the period 2014-2019. Thi document doe not uperede, extend, or contradict the interpretation of the Codex mandate, tandard or proviion of the Procedural Manual adopted or approved by the Commiion. The 2014-2019 Strategic Plan: Preent the viion, goal, and obje for the Commiion and i upported by a more detailed work plan that include activitie, miletone, and meaurable indicator to track progre toward accomplihment of the goal. Underpin the high priority placed on food afety and quality by FAO and WHO and enure that the Commiion will carry out the reponibilitie given to it by FAO and WHO. Inform Member, inter-governmental and international non-governmental organization, and other takeholder of how the Commiion intend to fulfil it mandate and to meet the need and expectation of it Member during the period 2014-2019. DRIVERS OF CHANGE The dynamic of the tandard-etting activitie undertaken by the Commiion have changed dramatically ince it wa etablihed. Since it etablihment, not only ha the Codex memberhip increaed ignificantly but Codex ha alo een a more a contribution from all Member, more pecifically the developing countrie which are contributing more aly to the international food tandard-etting proce. Additionally, the environment in which Codex operate ha alo evolved. Food and food ingredient continue to be increaingly amongt the mot traded commoditie 1 The term tandard i ued to cover tandard and all related text. 2 The conideration of other factor in the Codex tandard-etting proce i governed by the Statement of Principle Concerning the Role of Science in the Codex Deciion-Making Proce and the Extent to Which Other Factor are Taken into Account.

2 Strategic Plan of the Codex Alimentariu Commiion 2014-2019 internationally. Change in the global feed and food upply chain ytem, reource optimization effort, food ecurity concern, innovation in food cience and technology, climate change and conumer concern 2 repreent ome of the driver of change that introduce new food afety and nutrition related challenge. The Commiion mut adapt to thi evolving environment and be capable of proaly reponding in a timely manner to emerging food afety, quality and nutrition iue with the aim to protect conumer health and enure fair practice in food trade. STRATEGIC VISION STATEMENT To be the preeminent international food tandard-etting body to protect the health of conumer and enure fair practice in the food trade. CODEX CORE VALUES In fulfilling it trategic viion, Codex adhere to core value that include, Collaboration Incluivene Conenu building 3 Tranparency In conducting it work, the Commiion trive to enure that the concept of protecting the health of conumer and fair practie in the food trade are conitently followed in the Codex tandardetting proce. STRATEGIC GOALS 1: Etablih international food tandard that addre current and emerging food iue. 1.1: Etablih new and review exiting Codex tandard, baed on prioritie of the CAC. Activitie: 1.1.1 Conitently apply deciion-making and priority-etting criteria acro Committee to enure that the tandard and work area of highet priority are progreed in a timely manner. 1.1.2 Strengthen the critical review proce to improve tandard monitoring. 1.2: Proaly identify emerging iue 4 and Member need and, where appropriate, develop relevant food tandard. Activitie: 1.2.1 Develop a ytematic approach to promote identification of emerging iue related to food afety, nutrition, and fair practice in the food trade. 1.2.2 Develop and revie international and regional tandard a needed, in repone to need identified by Member and in repone to factor that affect food afety, nutrition and fair practice in the food trade. 3 Conenu hould be baed on Meaure to facilitate Conenu included in the Procedural Manual. 4 Emerging food afety and nutrition iue are interpreted to include cientific and technological innovation and emerging hazard, related to ongoing invetigation or extra-ordinary event (e.g., natural diater, external threat).

Strategic Plan of the Codex Alimentariu Commiion 2014-2019 3 1.3: Strengthen coordination and cooperation with other international tandard-etting organization eeking to avoid duplication of effort and optimize opportunitie. Activitie: 1.3.1 Promote collaboration in tandard development in Codex with the World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) and the International Plant Protection Convention (IPPC) on tandard that cover the farm to fork continuum and affect Codex and thoe organization. 1.3.2 Promote cooperation with other international governmental and non-governmental tandard-etting organization to upport development of relevant Codex tandard and to enhance awarene, undertanding and ue of Codex tandard. 2: Enure the application of rik analyi principle in the development of Codex tandard. 2.1: Enure conitent ue of rik analyi principle and cientific advice. Activitie: 2.1.1 Ue the cientific advice of the joint FAO/WHO expert bodie to the fullet extent poible in food afety and nutrition tandard development baed on the Working Principle of Rik Analyi for Application in the Framework of the Codex Alimentariu. 2.1.2 Encourage engagement of cientific and technical expertie of Member and their repreentative in the development of Codex tandard. 2.1.3 Enure that all relevant factor are fully conidered in exploring rik management option in the context of Codex tandard development. 2.1.4 Communicate the rik management recommendation to all intereted partie. 2.2: Achieve utainable acce to cientific advice. Activitie: 2.2.1 Encourage FAO and WHO governing bodie to identify the proviion of cientific advice a a high priority and allocate ufficient reource for the FAO/WHO expert advice, in particular from expert bodie uch a JECFA, JEMRA, JMPR and JEMNU. 2.2.2 Encourage continued financial upport from Member for the FAO/WHO expert advice, in particular from expert bodie uch a JECFA, JEMRA, JMPR and JEMNU. 2.2.3 Explore other appropriate funding ource for FAO/WHO cientific advice. 2.3: Increae cientific input from developing countrie. Activitie: 2.3.1 Encourage developing countrie to ubmit data in repone to call from FAO/WHO expert bodie, through enhanced food afety and nutrition data generation capabilitie. 2.3.2 Encourage FAO and WHO to upport program aimed at enhancing the capacity of developing countrie to generate, collect and ubmit data. 2.3.3 Encourage utained and continuou participation of technical and cientific expert from developing countrie in the work of Codex.

4 Strategic Plan of the Codex Alimentariu Commiion 2014-2019 2.3.4 Encourage the etablihment of and participation in network of Member to enhance collaboration in the generation of data that can be ubmitted for review by expert committee. 3: Facilitate the effe participation of all Codex Member. 3.1: Increae the effe participation of developing countrie in Codex. Activitie: 3.1.1 Encourage Member to develop utainable national intitutional arrangement to promote effe contribution to the Codex tandard etting procee. 3.1.2 Encourage the ue of partnerhip initiative to increae effene of participation of developing countrie, uch a co-hoting of committee and working group, including the development of guidance document, building on leon learned. 3.1.3 Encourage financial contribution to the Codex Trut Fund and it ucceor initiative. 3.1.4 Support the planning and development of a ucceor initiative for the Codex Trut Fund. 3.1.5 To the extent poible, promote the ue of the official language of the Commiion in committee and working group. 3.2: Promote capacity development program that ait countrie in creating utainable national Codex tructure. Activitie: 3.2.1 Encourage FAO and WHO to implement capacity development program that upport the creation of utainable national Codex-related tructure. 3.2.2 Encourage developing countrie to identify and prioritize Codex committee and tak force of ignificance to them. 3.2.4 Where practical, the ue of Codex meeting a a forum to effely conduct educational and technical capacity building activitie. 4: Implement effe and efficient work management ytem and practice. 4.1: Strive for an effe, efficient, tranparent, and conenu baed tandard etting proce. Activitie: 4.1.1 Periodically review the work procee and procedure ued by the CAC and it ubidiary bodie to enure impediment to tandard-etting work are identified and addreed, if neceary. 4.1.2 Ae benefit and, where cot effe, implement new technologie to improve, Codex communication, work flow, and management of activitie. 4.1.3 Ae benefit and, where cot effe, implement new technologie to improve Member participation in committee and working group. 4.1.4 Enure timely ditribution of all Codex working document in the working language of the Committee/Commiion. 4.1.5 Increae the cheduling of Work Group meeting in conjunction with Committee meeting.

Strategic Plan of the Codex Alimentariu Commiion 2014-2019 5 4.2: Enhance capacity to arrive at conenu in tandard etting proce. Activitie: 4.2.1 Improve the undertanding of Codex Member and delegate of the importance of and approach to conenu building of Codex work. 4.2.2 Through networking, training and workhop, eek to improve the kill et of chair of working group and committee to achieve conenu.

6 Strategic Plan of the Codex Alimentariu Commiion 2014-2019 WORK PLAN: Note: The Reponible Party ection identifie the lead party that i reponible for overeeing the implementation of the activity identified in the work plan. It i recognized that everal other partie will play a ignificant role in the implementation of the activity. Codex hould leverage the ue of exiting report and data collection activitie to monitor progre through the Meaurable Indicator. 1: Etablih international food tandard that addre current and emerging food iue. 1.1: Eta blih new and revie w exiti ng Code x tand ard, bae d on prior itie of the CAC. 1.1.1 Conitently apply deciion-making and priorityetting criteria acro Committee to enure that the tandard and work area of highet priority are progreed in a timely manner. 1.1.2 Strengthen the critical review proce to improve tandard monitoring. Reponibl e Party Committee CCEXEC Time- Line Jan 2014- July 2015 New or updated tandard are developed in a timely manner. More effe work management overight exercied by the CCEXEC. Meaurable Indicator/Output 1. Priority etting criteria are reviewed, revied a required and applied. 2. # of tandard revied and # of new tandard developed baed on thee criteria. 1. Current critical review proce reviewed by Dec. 2014. 2. Propoed change, if required, to the critical review proce identified. 3. Secretariat report ubmitted to the CCEXEC on outcome of the review by April 2015. 4. Recommen

Strategic Plan of the Codex Alimentariu Commiion 2014-2019 7 1.2: Proa ly ident ify emer ging iue 4 and Mem ber need and, wher e appr opria te, devel op relev ant food tand 1.2.1 Develop a ytematic approach to promote identification of emerging iue related to food afety, nutrition, and fair practice in the food trade. 1.2.2 Develop and revie international and regional tandard a needed, in repone to need identified by Member and in repone to factor that affect food afety, nutrition and fair practice in the food trade Reponibl e Party Committee Committee Time- Line 2016 Timely Codex repone to emerging iue and to the need of Member Improved ability of Codex to develop tandard relevant to the need of it Member. Meaurable Indicator/Output dation endored by CCEXEC. 1. Committee implement ytematic approache for identification of emerging iue. 2. Regular report on ytematic approach and emerging iue made to the CCEXEC through the Codex Secretariat. 1. Input from committee identifying and prioritizing need of Member. 2. Report to CCEXEC from committee on how tandard developed addre the need of the Member a part of critical review proce.

8 Strategic Plan of the Codex Alimentariu Commiion 2014-2019 Meaurable Reponibl Time- Indicator/Output e Party Line ard. 1.3: Stren gthe n coor dinat ion and coop erati on with other inter natio nal tand ardettin g orga nizat ion eeki ng to avoi d dupli catio 1.3.1 Promote collaboration in tandard development in Codex with the World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) and the International Plant Protection Convention (IPPC) on tandard that cover the farm to fork continuum and affect Codex and thoe organization. 1.3.2 Promote cooperation with other international governmental and nongovernmental tandard-etting organization to upport development of relevant Codex tandard and to enhance awarene, undertanding and ue of Codex tandard. CAC CAC Optimized collaboration with OIE and IPPC 1. Current collaboration between Codex, OIE and IPPC reviewed and where relevant, procedure are updated. Optimized coordination and cooperation with international intergovernmental and non-governmental organization, including private tandard etting bodie. 1. Current collaboration between international intergovernmental and nongovernmental organization reviewed and where relevant, procedure updated.

Strategic Plan of the Codex Alimentariu Commiion 2014-2019 9 2: Enure the application of rik analyi principle in the development of Codex tandard. n of effor t and opti mize oppo rtunit ie. 2.1: Enu re coni tent ue of rik analy i princ iple and cien tific advic e. 2.1.1 Ue the cientific advice of the joint FAO/WHO expert bodie to the fullet extent poible in food afety and nutrition tandard development baed on the Working Principle of Rik Analyi for Application in the Framework of the Codex Alimentariu. 2.1.2 Encourage engagement of cientific and technical expertie of Member and their repreentative in the development of Codex tandard. Reponibl e Party Committee Committee Time- Line Scientific advice conitently taken into account by all relevant committee during the tandard etting proce. Increae in cientific and technical expert at the national level contributing to the development of Codex tandard. Meaurable Indicator/Output 1. # of time the need for cientific advice i: - identified, - requeted and, - utilized in a timely manner. 1. # of cientit and technical expert a part of Member delegation. 2. # of cientit and technical expert providing appropriate input to country poition.

10 Strategic Plan of the Codex Alimentariu Commiion 2014-2019 Meaurable Reponibl Time- Indicator/Output e Party Line 2.2: Achi eve 2.1.3 Enure that all relevant factor are fully conidered in exploring rik management option in the context of Codex tandard development. 2.1.4 Communicate the rik management recommendation to all intereted partie. 2.2.1 Encourage FAO and WHO governing bodie to identify the proviion of cientific advice a a high priority and allocate ufficient Committee Committee Codex Member Enhanced identification, and documentation of all relevant factor conidered by committee during the development of Codex tandard. Rik management recommendation are effely communicated and dieminated to all intereted partie. FAO and WHO expert advice to Codex i upported in a more utainable manner. 1. # of committee document identifying all relevant factor guiding rik management recommendation. 2. # of committee document clearly reflecting how thoe relevant factor were conidered in the context of tandard development. 1. # of web publication/ communication relaying Codex tandard. 2. # of media releae dieminating Codex tandard. 1. Increae in # of Member making intervention at the FAO and

Strategic Plan of the Codex Alimentariu Commiion 2014-2019 11 uta inabl e acce to cien tific advic e. 2.3: Incre reource for the FAO/WHO expert advice, in particular from FAO/WHO expert bodie uch a JECFA, JEMRA, JMPR and JEMNU 2.2.2 Encourage continued financial upport from Member for the FAO/WHO expert advice, in particular from FAO/WHO expert bodie uch a JECFA, JEMRA, JMPR and JEMNU. 2.2.3 Explore other appropriate funding ource for FAO/WHO cientific advice. 2.3.1 Encourage developing countrie to ubmit data in repone to call from FAO/WHO expert bodie, Reponibl e Party CAC CCEXEC Codex Member Time- Line June 2014 Flexible and rea operational framework for the proviion of cientific advice for Codex. Enhanced and more utainable funding ource for FAO/WHO cientific advice. Codex tandard are increaingly more repreentative of a global environment. Meaurable Indicator/Output WHO governing bodie in upport of utainable funding for cientific advice. 2. Adequate financial reource allocated to the proviion of cientific advice by FAO/WHO. 1. Report on the Member financial contribution to the proviion of cientific advice by FAO/WHO 1. Report from the CCEXEC ubcommittee identifying potential option for financial upport by June 2014. 1. Increae in # of developing countrie reponding to

12 Strategic Plan of the Codex Alimentariu Commiion 2014-2019 Meaurable Reponibl Time- Indicator/Output e Party Line ae cien tific input from devel opin g coun trie. through enhanced food afety and nutrition data generation capabilitie. 2.3.2 Encourage FAO and WHO to upport program aimed at enhancing the capacity of developing countrie to generate, collect and ubmit data. 2.3.3 Encourage utained and continuou participation of technical and cientific expert from developing countrie in the work of Codex. 2.3.4 Encourage the etablihment of and participation in network of Member to enhance Codex Member Codex Member Codex Member Rik aement and cientific advice take into account increaed uitable data provided by developing countrie. Developing countrie playing an increaingly effe role in Codex tandard etting proce. Enhanced generation and ubmiion of data from developing countrie a a reult of participation in network. call for data. 1. # of new or on-going initiative aimed to upport data collection in developing countrie. 1. Increae in # of ubject matter and food afety rik analyi expert from developing countrie contributing to Codex tandard etting proce. 2. Increae in # of developing countrie providing cientific and technical expert to Codex committee. 1. # of network developed. 2. # of

Strategic Plan of the Codex Alimentariu Commiion 2014-2019 13 3: Facilitate the effe participation of all Codex Member. 3.1: Incre ae the effec tive parti cipat ion of devel opin g coun trie in Code x. collaboration in the generation of data that can be ubmitted for review by expert committee. 3.1.1 Encourage Member to develop utainable national intitutional arrangement to promote effe contribution to the Codex tandard etting procee. 3.1.2 Encourage the ue of partnerhip initiative to increae effene of participation of developing countrie, uch a co-hoting of committee and working Reponibl e Party CAC CAC Time- Line Increaed and trengthened utainable national Codex tructure. Increaed number of co-hoting arrangement for committee and working group. Meaurable Indicator/Output countrie joining a network. 3. # of time input received from developing country by expert committee, a a reult from participation in a network. 1. Baeline # of Member with permanent national Codex tructure developed. 2. Annual report on the # of Member with permanent national Codex tructure reporting an increae in uch tructure. 1. Baeline inventory of current co-hoting arrangement developed. 2. # of

14 Strategic Plan of the Codex Alimentariu Commiion 2014-2019 Meaurable Reponibl Time- Indicator/Output e Party Line group, including the development of guidance document, building on leon learned. 3.1.3 Encourage financial contribution to the Codex Trut Fund and it ucceor initiative. 3.1.4 Support the planning and development of a ucceor initiative for the Codex Trut Fund. CAC CAC Dec. 2015 Codex Trut Fund (and it ucceor) have ufficient reource for utainable aitance to eligible countrie. A ucceor to the Codex Trut Fund i endored by the CAC developing countrie identifying their willingne to cohot Codex meeting 3. # of cohoted meeting from 2014 to 2019. 4. # of guidance document developed. 5. # of initiative implemented uing the guidance document developed. 1. Increae in # of countrie contributing to Codex Trut Fund and it ucceor initiative. 1. Option to ucceor initiative to Codex Trut Fund i propoed by

Strategic Plan of the Codex Alimentariu Commiion 2014-2019 15 3.2: Prom ote capa city devel opm ent progr am that ait coun trie in creat ing uta 3.1.5 To the extent poible, promote the ue of the official language of the Commiion in committee and working group. 3.2.1 Encourage FAO and WHO to implement capacity development program that upport the creation of utainable national Codexrelated tructure. 3.2.2 Encourage developing countrie to identify and prioritize Codex committee and tak force of ignificance to them. Reponibl e Party Committee CAC CAC Time- Line A participation of Member in committee and working group. Enhanced level of capacity development initiative undertaken by FAO and WHO to upport the creation of utainable national Codex tructure. Increaed participation by developing countrie in Codex committee of mot relevance to them. Meaurable Indicator/Output FAO/WHO to CAC and a path forward i agreed upon. 1. Report on number of committee and working group uing the language of the Commiion. 1. # of capacity development program conducted by FAO/WHO to trengthen national Codex tructure. 2. # of countrie with functioning national Codex tructure. 1. # of developing countrie that have identified and are aly participating in their priority

16 Strategic Plan of the Codex Alimentariu Commiion 2014-2019 Meaurable Reponibl Time- Indicator/Output e Party Line 4: Implement effe and efficient work management ytem and practice. inabl e natio nal Code x truc ture. 4.1: Striv e for an effec tive effici ent, tran pare nt, and con enu bae d tand ard ettin g proc 3.2.3 Where practical, ue Codex meeting a a forum to effely conduct educational and technical capacity building activitie. 4.1.1 Periodically review the work procee and procedure ued by the CAC and it ubidiary bodie to enure impediment to tandardetting work are identified and addreed, if neceary. 4.1.2 Ae benefit and, where cot effe, implement new technologie to improve, Codex communication, work flow, and management of activitie. Committee Committee Codex Secretariat Enhancement of the opportunitie to conduct concurrent activitie to maximize ue of the reource of Codex and Member. Effe and efficient Codex tandardetting bodie. 2015 Improved functioning of Codex committee a a reult of fater communication, and tranparent work procee. committee. 1. # of activitie hoted on the margin of Codex meeting 1. Report of review of work procee and procedure identifying: - # of impediment to tandard-etting work identified. - # of procee and procedure updated to addre the identified impediment, if neceary. 1. Potential cot-effe technologie identified. 2. # of feaible option recommended. 3. # of option implemented. 4.1.3 Ae benefit and, Codex 2018 Member more effely able to participate 1. # of new

Strategic Plan of the Codex Alimentariu Commiion 2014-2019 17 e where cot effe, implement new technologie to improve Member participation in committee and working group. Reponibl e Party Secretariat Time- Line in committee and working group a a reult of the implementation of new technologie. Meaurable Indicator/Output potential technologie identified and analyzed to determine their applicability to improving participation of Member in Codex tandardetting proce. 2. # of new technologie piloted (e.g. new Codex document haring ytem). 3. Report on meeting and work procee allowing electronic participation. 4.1.4 Enhance timely ditribution of all Codex working document in the working language of the Committee/Commiion. Committee Dec. 2015 Codex document ditributed in a more timely manner conitent with timeline in the Procedural Manual. 1. Baeline Ratio (%) etablihed for document ditributed at leat 2 month prior to veru le than 2 month prior to a

18 Strategic Plan of the Codex Alimentariu Commiion 2014-2019 Meaurable Reponibl Time- Indicator/Output e Party Line cheduled meeting. 2. Factor that potentially delay the circulation of document identified and addreed. 3. An increae in the ratio (%) of document circulated 2 month or more prior to meeting. 4.2: Enha nce capa city to arriv e at con 4.1.5 Increae the cheduling of Work Group meeting in conjunction with Committee meeting. 4.2.1 Improve the undertanding of Codex Member and delegate of the importance of and approach to conenu building of Codex work. Committee committee Improved efficiency in ue of reource by Codex committee and Member. 2016 Member and delegate awarene of the importance of conenu in the Codex tandard etting proce improved. 1. # of phyical working group meeting in conjunction with committee meeting, where appropriate. 1.Training material on guidance to achieve conenu developed and made available in the language of the Commiion to delegate. 2.Regular diemination of exiting material

Strategic Plan of the Codex Alimentariu Commiion 2014-2019 19 enu in tand ard ettin g proc e. 4.2.2 Through networking, training and workhop, eek to improve the kill et of chair of working group and committee to achieve conenu. Reponibl e Party Time- Line CAC 2016 Conenu achieved at working group and committee. Meaurable Indicator/Output to Member through Codex Contact Point. 3.Delegate training program held in aociation with Codex meeting. 4.Impediment to conenu being achieved in Codex identified and analyzed and additional guidance developed to addre uch impediment, if neceary. 1. Training available to all Chair and work group (phyical and electronic) chair on how to lead and facilitate committee meeting. 2. Bet practice to achieve conenu at committee and working group

20 Strategic Plan of the Codex Alimentariu Commiion 2014-2019 Meaurable Reponibl Time- Indicator/Output e Party Line hared amongt chair.